Job Description
As the AP Manager at Utility Warehouse, your key responsibilities will include:
1. End-to-End AP & Banking Oversight: Lead the daily bank reconciliation process, managing international payments, intercompany transfers, and vendor bank detail verification with meticulous accuracy.
2. Strategic Cash Management: Drive cash flow forecasting and aging control, ensuring payment runs are optimized and balance sheet schedules are audit-ready.
3. Process Excellence & Expenses: Own the full employee expense lifecycle—from VAT compliance to system housekeeping—ensuring seamless reimbursements and query resolution.
4. Financial Control & Reporting: Manage purchase order integrity, accruals, and complex vendor reconciliations (including major utility accounts) to ensure month-end precision.
5. Compliance & Payroll Support: Partner with Finance to facilitate statutory payments (PAYE, SAYE, VAT) and resolve suspense or indemnity items promptly.
6. Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement: Act as the primary point of escalation for AP queries, while mentoring the team through weekly 1:1s and professional development.
Qualifications
To be successful in this role, you'll need to demonstrate these key experiences, skills and competencies:
7. Proven experience as an Accounts Payable Manager in a large organisation. FTSE 250 + would be highly beneficial
8. Strong knowledge of bank reconciliations, cash flow, and balance sheet processes.
9. Experience working with integrated finance systems (Netsuite)
10. Confident handling payroll-related reconciliations and statutory payments
11. High attention to detail with strong problem-solving skills
12. Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
13. Proficient in use of Excel and Google Sheets.
14. Ability to meet deadlines and prioritise work when needed.
15. Time and diary management is key.
Additional Information
So why pick UW?
We’ve got big ambitions so there’s going to be plenty of challenges. There are also a lot of benefits:
16. An industry benchmarked salary. We’ll share it during your first conversation.
17. Hybrid working, with 2 days in the office. (We’re definitely open to discussing flexible working arrangements)
18. Discount on our services and you get our coveted Cashback Card for free. You’ll also get access to 100s of rewards and discounts through Perkbox
19. A matched contribution pension scheme and life assurance up to 4x your salary. You can also access free mortgage advice and a financial wellbeing tool.
20. Family-friendly policies, designed to help you and your family thrive.
21. Discounted private health insurance, access to an Employee Assistance line and a free Virtual GP. Our wellbeing app Unmind supports your mental health.
22. Belonging groups that help UW shape an even more inclusive future.
23. A commitment to helping you develop your career journey through learning, coaching and new experiences